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del
Contributor III
7 years ago
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How can I code "Execute during preview" capability in custom snap? (i.e. testing validation mode vs. run-time mode)

I have a snap, that I have developed, for which I would like to add the “Execute during preview” capability. Can anyone provide me with java code capable of accomplishing this? I do not need ...
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rohithmadhavan
Employee
7 years ago

You’ll need to implement SuggestExecutionProvider and override the executeForSuggest method for “executing” during validation.

Since you don’t need the “Execute during preview” property, the easiest approach will be to call the execute method within executeForSuggest as follows:

@Override
public void executeForSuggest() {
    execute();
}